Cutter



Dec. 20, 1927. 1,653,578

L. B. LARSE CUTTER Filed Ojg. ze. 926

za' ff/f /f/ Z 5 i@ INVENTOR. S Hess/y 7j By o f y ATTORNEY.

Patented Dec. 20, 1927.

Lesina PATEN-f'r entice.

tiNllTED STATES LUDWIG B. LAB/SEN, 0F PORTLAND, OREGON.

CUTTER.-

Avpplication :filed4 Octoberv 26, 1926.A1 SeriaLNo. 144,305.

This invention is directedto anY improvenient in cutters of that` typeiemploying two relatively-movable members, one adapted. tosupport a niore'or less plasticmass to be cut,y

and the other, carrying a series of cutters, usuallyy a series or" parallel' wire, lengths, being movable relative tothe lirst' to divide. the plastic mass into al series of uniformly sized andV shaped sections; f

In thei use oit 'such' a cutter. for cutting butter, icecream, or theliliet istrequently desirab'leto vary. the-sizero'fthe cut sections of themass, in order that the mass, as poundof butter or a pint or quartbloclrot icecreain-,- may beilinade to yield aparticular number of sections;A and the present invention-is-particularly designed with aaviewr oft providing ina single machine, the; capa?- bilit'y oi, varying the spaced relation of the cutting wires,to ,l thereby change. the size ot the sections, that is the width or thicknessthereot, to cause the block mass; to/yield the required number.- ofv sections.

The'. main object of'thepresent invention is, therefore, to-prOVide-means which may be: adjustedor, arranged inV the. assembled structure tocause the cutting wires toy be spaced;V atv different distances iny differenti settings, to-thereby7 cut the sectiorisfo'2 the massof such width as willproduce the re-` quired. number of sections -romV thev mass in' the; operationo` the machine. Y Y A, further Objectis the. provision of wire,- carrying` bars. havingr a series of'V diiierentlysized.l wire spacing lugsgarranged in sets, with` theY lugs oil' any. set, adapted to.V be ar:- ranged inpositionto permit theV interlacingl therewith of: a wire, to therebyl provide` spaced cutting wire lengths4 between the bars, the bars being arranged iny thegeneral.

assemblage to permit the lugsvot. any one setto be utilizedat'wilhto thereby controly the spacingY of the,Y cutting; lengths of such interlacedA wire, and correspondingly 'confl trolthe size` of the mass-sections. resulting from the operation..

A further object i inv suchframeY in use,- a-nd yetA conveniently removable when it is desired to vary thel cutting size of the implement.

The invention is illustrated inthe accompanyingl drawings, in which Fig? 1 isa plan view ot the improved cutter. t

s thepprovision of means. for mounting the bars relative to the cutting frame, whereby the bars. are rigidly held.

Fig. 2 isa sectional View, taken on the line -2--2-of- Fig. 1. g

Fig. 3 is' a'sectional' View, taken on the' line 3 3 ofI Fig. 1. n

Figrisa bottom plan view of a. portion. of one. of the. wire-carrying bars.-

Fig.` 54 is a; broken transverse sectionvx through one of the; wire.-carryingbars;

The iin'proved cutterY comprises a basel, including a platform 2 on whichjtlie. mass. tobedividedis placed, the base,4 having supporting feetY 3,v and offset end lugsT Lremovably carrying rod-like upriglits', on which the cuttingl traine. isf guided, inthe cutting operation.

The cutting iframe isof rectangular vopen form, comprising side barsi and end bars?, the dimensionsv of the opening formed. by said bars-being-somewhat greaterthani the similarv dimensionsr` of` the platform 2.. The side: bars 6- aie relatively thin, and are lformed at their lower edges with outstanding supporting ledges 8, oi maximum width at` their centrali portions and or" gradually reduced width` toward the ends of the side: bar, as indicated in dottedV lines in Fig; 1. i

The-end-bars 77, which arcor may; be ini tegral with the side: bars, are centrally formed to provide outstanding handle portionsfQ, Jiorined with enlarged openingsf10, tlie innermarginal: edges of which arev offset to. form recesses 11, to receive andlmore or less-accurately lit the uprights ofv theibase: for guidingf the cutting frame in its movesV ments.- relative to thebase. The.endsotfthe endba-rs'? areextended beyond-the side bars l in. the forni of guiding. abntnientsv 12,l the under surfaces of which,aresquaredfandof sufficient width to receive and definethepositions of thewire-.carr'ying bars.

AThe wire-.carrying'bais, indicated generally at 18, are of substantially rectangular vfor-in at. theends to torni square bearingpor.-

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Y tioned rest beneath vthe abutments 12 and on' the ledges 8, and more or less'in close con` vin spacing longitudinally of the bar varying from the width and spacing ofthe lugs of any other set. The lugs extend slightly bcyond the marginal edges of the bar, and may be formed by cutting away the surface of the bar between the lugs, casting the bar and formed lugs, or independentlysecuring the lugs in position, all of which are. well known operations.

The marginal edges 15 of the bars 13 are provided at one end and on opposite'sides with outstanding studs 20, to receive thev of such bars shall be at the upper outer edge of the bar as positioned. Obviously, and as contemplated but not shown, the bars may be marked to indicate the number of cut sections resulting from any particular set of lugs, thus insuring that the similarly marked lugs will be properly arranged in any particular setting.

The wire-carrying bars when thus positact with the side bars 6; A single length of wire is then applied to the bars, one terminal of the wire, as 24, being secured to the then outer stud 2O of one bar 13, passed beneath and around the immediately adjacent lug, across the opening formed by the side and end bars of the frame, beneath and around the opposite lug of the other bar 13, and back across the opening to the next lug of the first-mentioned bar. This interlacing of the wire is continued, until all the lugs, or` as many as, desired are engaged by the wire, when vthe final terminal of the wire is secured to the stud 2O of the remaining bar 13. As a result of this arrangement, the wire extends across the opening of the cutting frame as a series of parallel cuttingV strands 2G, the relative spacing of which and thereby their cutting width, being determined by the width ofthe lugs selected .for use. Of course the lugs on the respective bars of any similar sets are so formed than when the bars are positioned as described the lugs will be relatively offset to permit the lacing arrangement of the wire.

Following the positioning of the wire as described, the screws 22 are operated to force the bar 13 carrying such screws outwardly from the adjacent side bar of the cutting frame. The wire lengths extending across the 'frame opening are thus appropriately tensioned for effective cutting. As the bars 13 are supported on the ledges 8, and bare squarelyV at their ends beneath the abut'inents 12 nof the frame, the tensioning of the cutting strands of wire, through opwholly free to facilitate removal and re` v versal when it is desired to change the cutting'widthof the wires. v

InV the use of the cutter for some purposes, as for cutting sections of a block of ice cream for example, and assuming that the" such ice cream block into a particular number of sections, such ice cream block is positioned on the platform 2, the cutting frame vwire-spacing lugs have been selected to cut arranged to cooperate with the uprights 5,

through recesses 11, and the frame moved downwardly to cause the cutting strands 26 to cut smoothly and evenly through the ice cream block, dividing the same intothe re`v quired number of uniformly-sized sections at a single operation. As the respective sets of wire spacing lugs provide for different spacingsbetween the cutting strands 26, and as the arrangement permits the ready and convenient assemblage of theparts toutilize anyl desired set of lugs, it is apparent that the single implement described provides for cutting the mass at will into sections of -any one'of four widths,rsimply through the rearrangement of the wire-car` rying bars 13 and the relacing of the wire.

In the use of the cutter for cutting butter, the operation is similar torthat described, except that in that use it is desirable todivide the butter mass longitudinally, as well as transversely. For this-purpose,the end bars 7 of the'cutt-ing frame are provided with centrally-arranged studs 27, between which a cutting wire 2Sr may be extended for the longitudinal cutting. This wire 28 is to be removed when longitudinal cutting is not required. Y

If desired the platform 2 of the base may be formed with channels 29,"one only of which is shown, into which the cutting wires may be moved in the cutting operation, to thus insure a complete severance ofthe adjacent sections of the mass being cut, though obviously from the comparatively small diameter of the cutting wire, a substantial severance of the sections will follow when the wires have reached the platform, even without the channels 29.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. A wire carrying and spacing bar for use in cutters, comprising a member having sets of wire-receiving lugs projecting in opposite directions from the upper surface and from the lower surface. Y

2. A Wire-carrying and spacing bar fo use in cutters, comprising a member having sets ot' relatively-different spaced lugs projecting in opposite directions from the upper surface and from the lower surface.

A cutter including a cutting frame, dre-carrying bars arranged for cooperation with the traine, said frame having abutments to position and hold the Wire-carrying bars in cooperation with the trarne7 each of said Wire-carrying bars having sets of Wire-receiving lugs projecting 1n opposite directions from the upper surface and from thel lower surface of said har, the abutments permitting reversal of the bars to position any set of lugs in Wire-receiving relation on the frame.

4. A cutter including a cutting frame having side bars and end bars, abutments projecting in line With the end bars and beyond the side hars, and Wire-carrying bars cooperating with said abutments and reversible with respect theretogeach of said Wire-carrying bars having sets of relatively-diiferent spaced lugs projecting in opposite directions from the upper surface and from the lower surface, the reversibility of the bars permitting any set of lugs to be arranged inr ceiving relation on the frame, said Wire-re ceiving hars being free of connection With the frame to permit reversal of such bars on the frame at Will, each of said Wire-receiving bars having sets of Wire-receiving lugs projecting in opposite directions from the upper surface and from the lower surface of such bar, the reversibility of such Wirereceiving bars `permitting any selected set of lugs to be used with the frame.

In testimonyv whereof, I aiiX my signature.

LUDWIG BLARSEN.' [La] 

